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AlliterationSet 1

1What type of figurative language is being used?"Whisper words of wisdom,Let it be"(The Beatles)

2I had to hurry home to help cook ham for dinner

3'Slip, slop, slap, seek and slide'-What persuasive technique has been used here?

4Choose the best alliteration definition:

5The feathers fell from the nest.

6Killer Kangaroos Kick Koalas

7What does alliteration do in "Silly Sally sings songs"?

8Tongue twister; the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in neighboring wordsFor example: Billy Button bought a biscuit.

9Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:Pat planted the pretty pink poppies in the pot.

10Alliteration is a literary device that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

11Name the figurative language: "Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms."

12What sound device has initial non-vowel sounds repeating at the beginning of words? Ex. Sally sells seashells at the sea shore.

13The grass grew green in the graveyard

14The following sentence from the literary work Macbeth is an example of which device?"Fair is foul and foul is fair."

15Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:the repetition of the same sound/letter at the start of two or more words

16Which literary term means the use of words that begin with the same letter sound?

17A figure of speech in which there is repeated beginning consonant sounds in group of related words is called .....

18The soldiers 'sang' their way to the 'siding-shed', their faces 'grimly gay'. What figurative language is seen here?

19"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

20It is the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words in lines of poetry and even in prose

21Gloria glared at glasses.

22Alliteration means:

23"Nature's first green is gold." What sound technique has been used in this line?

24The following quotation from Chesterton's essay exemplifies what two sound devices? "How primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket."

25What type of figurative language in this stanza? "Hear the loud alarum bells-Brazen Bells!What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!"-"The Bells," Edgar Allan Poe

26Section 2: Identifying Figures of Speech. For each sentence or phrase, identify the figure of speech being used: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

27Identify the figurative language element(s) in the sentence. Misty miserably mumbled her way home after slipping in the mud.

28Which literary device might be tested in an English EOC exam?

29Which figure of speech repeats the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

30Which group of words best fits this sentence for alliteration? Tony the ..... the .....

31Using the words, dark and desolate valley, high plane of dignity and discipline ..... are examples of what literary aspect?

32What literary devise is the following an example of?Dandy Dental Detergent, Denham's Dentifrice, Dentrifice, Dentrifice

33Alliteration is the repetition of consonant (not vowel) sounds at the beginning of a word. Like a tongue twister. Complete the following sentence: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled ..... "

34Using several word near each other that start with the same sound is which rhetorical device?

35Hannah's home has heat, hopefully.

36"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?

37Directions: Identify the kind of Sound Device used in the given phrase/sentence.Farmer Jim replied, "Keep the cow. I collected your cherished chickens and chicks from the coop this morning!"

38What effect does sibilance have on the mood of a poem?

39Repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

40"Charming Charlie" is an example of what?

41Which sound device is used in the line "Some say the world will end in fire" in thispoem?

42What type of figurative language is shown?Fall Fridays feel fantastic.

43What type of Sound Device?From far beyond, the flag flew high for days

44What literary device is demonstrated by the repetition of the "s" sound in the sentence "The sun sank slowly, staining the sky with shades of scarlet"?

45"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is a sentence that uses what figure of speech?

46What figurative language is used?Busy buzzing the bee buzzed beautifully!

47The crazy car is colorful.This is an example of what type of figurative language?

48Lily loves licking lemons ..... is an example of .....

49What figurative language device is used in this Beatles lyric? "Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."

50"The wicked witch of the west" is an example of .....

51"Cheerful Chipmunk" is an example of .....

52Becky borrowed Ben's book

53Read this sentence.We landed green in the gills in a new nation.Which literary device does this sentence contain?

54Five funny fairies feasted on flowers full of fat.

55What literary device is found in the line "Fame is a fickle food?"

56Which literary device does this sentence use? Poonam picks peppers to pickle.

57Which literary device is used in 'Do what you can'?

58The snake slithered silently through the tall grass. The literary device used in this sentence is (a)

59Alliteration is a literary technique that uses the repetition of ..... at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence. It makes the words sound catchy and helps create rhythm and emphasis.

60Figurative language:Why did Carla's Coke have a cockroach in it?

61Words that begin with the same sound (i.e. ants, ally, apple, alphabet)